In the early morning, on the official road outside the capital, a convoy was on its way. Qin Daoren and Xue Qingshan were riding horses with bows and swords hanging on them. One was walking beside several carriages, and the other was at the end of the team.
An Mutong held a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" and sat on the driver's seat of one of the carriages. Once the situation changes, he will immediately speak the truth and give tactical support to his father-in-law and brother-in-law.
And his wife An Qin, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in one hand, was guarding him and the people in the carriage.
From Yizhou to the capital, it is not only a long journey, but also there are many thieves, bandits, monsters and ghosts along the way. This time, the Qin family almost went to Beijing with their whole family. There were not only women but also children in the motorcade, so they naturally had to be careful to the end.
In fact, in this motorcade, in addition to these people from the Qin family, there were also eunuchs who went to deliver the order to them, as well as Ouchi guards who were ordered to escort them to Beijing.
Qin Daoren, Xue Qingshan and An Mutong couldn't figure out what the imperial court announced that they were going to the capital. When they asked the eunuchs and imperial guards who delivered the order, they either didn't know or were tight-lipped and only told them that it was a good thing.
However, the Qin family did not believe this was a good thing. If the imperial court really has a reward, it can just send a team to announce the decree and give a reward. Why would it be necessary to recruit people into the capital?
And all the family members, old and young, have to go to Beijing together? No matter how you look at it, something is wrong and weird.
Qin Daoren, Xue Qingshan, and An Mutong quietly discussed it more than once after receiving the imperial edict.
Do you wonder if Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer have caused some trouble in the capital and want to recruit them into the capital and have the whole family sit together and be punished together?
Or being held hostage? If they weren't afraid of making wrong guesses, they would cause big trouble for Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer once they escape.
At the same time, because the Ouchi guards who came to announce the decree and escort them into Beijing were closely watching, Qin Daoren had already escaped with his wife, children and young children.
Whether you want to find another place to hide your name, or rob a cottage and dominate the mountain as king, it is a good choice.
On the way to Beijing, Qin Daoren, Xue Qingshan, An Mutong and others were all cautious and did not even dare to sleep.
Rather than guarding against the thieves and demons along the way, it would be better to say that they were guarding against the eunuchs and imperial guards.
Although along the way, the eunuchs and Ouchi guards treated them very well. But the better the attitude, the more they feel that something is wrong and the more they feel on tenterhooks.
Entering Gyeonggi, they began to hear some rumors that Emperor Jianwu Bintian and the new emperor were about to ascend the throne.
This new emperor is different from Emperor Jianwu in that he is a kindhearted king. Before he officially ascended the throne, he had already promulgated many measures to recuperate and provide disaster relief to the people, hoping to make the people live a good life.
The worries in Qin Daoren's, Xue Qingshan's, An Mutong's and others' minds were slightly relieved. They then began to speculate, will the new emperor ascend the throne and select a group of outstanding local officials to come to Beijing to watch the ceremony?
But this speculation was quickly dispelled, because they saw no other officials going to Beijing along the way.
Seeing that the capital was just ahead, Qin Daoren, who was behind the car, shook the reins, patted his horse and came to the front to talk to Xue Qingshan.
On the way, he met several accompanying eunuchs and imperial guards, who all showed friendly and even flattering smiles to him, which made him feel more and more uneasy.
These eunuchs and imperial guards are all people from the palace. Are they flattering someone who retired from the local demon-suppressing department and became a clerk in the prefect's Yamen?
This is not normal no matter how you look at it! Qin Daoren came to Xue Qingshan's side and was thinking about what method to use to get rid of the eunuchs and imperial guards next to him, but saw that they were very wise and stepped aside.
I couldn't help but feel more and more uneasy. But at this moment, he didn't care about much, and whispered: "Qingshan, the capital is coming soon, and the reason why we were recruited into the capital will be revealed soon... Again, if the situation is not right, you and Mu Tonghu As the children find a way to escape, I will risk my life to buy you time." Xue Qingshan said: "Dad, you and Mu Tong should protect the children from leaving. I am stronger than you. If the situation is really not good, Miao, I can delay time better than you." Qin Daoren shook his head gently, and just as he was waiting to say something more, he suddenly heard a surprise call: "Dad! Is it you, dad?" He looked around and saw his own The fourth daughter and the fourth son-in-law.
"Yue'er? Li Xin? Aren't you supposed to be in Jiangnan? Why are you here?" Qin Daoren asked in surprise.
But soon he focused his gaze and discovered several people following his fourth daughter and fourth son-in-law.
Those people are also eunuchs and imperial guards! So the fourth child and her husband were also summoned to Beijing by the imperial court?
This is the plan to wipe out our old Qin family in one fell swoop! Who is it? Which guy who gave birth to a son without an asshole wants to deal with our old Qin family?
! Where did we offend them?
"Dad, I'm afraid it's as you feared, something went wrong during the trip to the capital." Xue Qingshan also recognized Li Qinshi and Li Xin, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Before Qin Daoren could speak again, the sound of rapid horse hoofbeats suddenly came. Everyone looked around and saw a group of Dongchang fans coming on horseback and surrounding them.
The stall leader who led the team turned over and dismounted, bowed to Qin Daoren and saluted, and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Qin, we have been ordered by the Governor to come here to greet you."
"Welcome us?" Qin Daoren and Xue Qingshan put their hands on their sabers, ready to draw them at any time.
Not to mention that among them, there are no editors. It's just that the Demon Suppression Department and the Editorial Factory have always been at odds with each other. Why did someone from the Editorial Factory come to greet them?
Did you also say that you were under the orders of the Governor? The superintendent of the editing factory was notoriously ruthless. How could he be so kind and send someone to greet them?
I'm afraid he has bad intentions! Qin Daoren returned the gift with his hand, and the stall owner seemed to be startled, and quickly turned aside, as if he did not dare to accept the gift.
Qin Daoren raised his eyebrows slightly again. Generally speaking, if you don't dare to accept a courtesy, either the other person's status is much higher than your own, or the other person is about to die.
Qin Daoren suppressed the urge to fight a bloody path, laughed twice, and said: "I am just a country official, and I dare not call myself a public official. May I ask, sir, where will your governor take us?"
"Oh, Mr. Qin, please don't be so polite to me. I can't bear it. We were ordered by the Governor to take you to the editing factory." The stall owner replied, looking panicked.
Go to the editor's office? Qin Daoren became more and more uneasy and asked: "Besides us, who else has been taken to the editing factory?"
"And your daughters." The stall owner answered all questions. The other party really has no good intentions! Qin Daoren's body swayed slightly, but he couldn't understand why the governor of the editing factory wanted to deal with them?
Could it be that Qin Shaoyou and Qin Qiaoer really did something terrible in the capital? He took a deep breath and asked again: "What do you want to do?!"
"Of course I want the family to be reunited and tidy," the stall owner replied. At this time, not only Qin Daoren's expression changed, but Xue Qingshan also showed a horrified expression.
This fucking rotten-ass governor really wants to kill our whole family!
